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# condemn

«condemn» in Mova's school dictionary: **to say strongly and publicly that it is wrong or bad** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (condemn, condemns, condemned, condemning)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To condemn something is to say strongly and publicly that it is wrong or bad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condemn/#m1)

2) (law) To condemn someone is to give them a punishment in court, as in «condemned to death». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condemn/#m2)

3) To condemn someone to something is to force them into a bad situation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condemn/#m3)

4) To condemn a building is to say officially that it is not safe to use and must be knocked down or closed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condemn/#m4)

5) (church) In Christian teaching, to condemn is to judge someone guilty of sin; Christians believe Jesus came to save, not to condemn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condemn/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In the news, leaders condemn attacks and unfair acts. In history, prisoners were condemned; in stories, a condemned house is falling down. In ethics, pupils learn to condemn the act but not hate the person. Phrases: «condemn the attack», «condemned to death», «a condemned building», «strongly condemn».

### examples

- The head teacher condemned the bullying in assembly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condemn/#x1)
- World leaders condemned the attack. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condemn/#x2)
- The prisoner was condemned to death in the old days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condemn/#x3)
- The old flats were condemned and pulled down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condemn/#x4)
- His injury condemned him to a season on the bench. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condemn/#x5)
- Jesus told the woman, «Neither do I condemn you.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condemn/#x6)
- We should condemn cruelty to animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condemn/#x7)
- Men often condemn others for what they see no wrong in doing themselves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condemn/#x8)

### note

The final n is silent: «con-DEM». It comes back in «condemnation» (con-dem-NAY-shun). Regular verb: condemned, condemning. A condemned person is someone sentenced to punishment, often death. Do not confuse with «contempt» (looking down on someone).

### In the corpora

- ["Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent: the Lord detests them both" (Proverbs 17:15).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling/15/)
- [Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1126/)
- [No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1202/)
- [The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor suffer him to be condemned when he is judged.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.606/)
- [They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1697/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «condemn» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condemn/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.